﻿<p>
	The <strong>FilterZen</strong> Filter Web Part lets you to filter other SharePoint
	Web Parts, such as <i>List View Web Parts</i> and <i>Data View Web Parts</i>, using
	a comprehensive range of filtering methods.</p>
<p>
	Being a Web Part, you can add <b>FilterZen</b>&#39;s versatile filtering tools to
	all kinds of SharePoint pages, including but not limited to:</p>
<ul>
	<li>Web Part Pages that you create yourself from the <i>Create</i> page (or by clicking
		<i>New</i> in a Document Library with the Web Part Page document template)</li>
	<li><b>All</b> (built-in <i>and</i> custom) List Views and Document Library Views</li>
	<li>List Forms (<i>New</i>, <i>Edit</i>, <i>Display</i> &mdash; adding Web Parts to
		those forms cannot be done from the browser, but can be done from other page design
		tools such as <i>SharePoint Designer</i>)</li>
	<li>Home pages in all web site templates</li>
	<li>Search Results pages in Microsoft Office SharePoint Server</li>
	<li>Pages and tabs in Document and Meeting Workspace web sites</li>
	<li>All pages in Blog and Wiki web sites</li>
</ul>
<p>
	The <strong>FilterZen</strong> Filter Web Part lets you to filter &quot;everything
	that&#39;s filterable&quot;:</p>
<ul>
	<li><b>Lists</b>, including built-in lists such as <i>Announcements</i>, <i>Calendars</i>,
		<i>Links</i>, <i>Tasks</i> and of course your own <i>Custom Lists</i></li>
	<li><b>Document Libraries</b>, including <i>Shared Documents</i>, <i>Form Libraries</i>,
		<i>Wiki Page Libraries</i>, <i>Picture Libraries</i> and any other document library</li>
	<li><b>XML / XSLT-based Data Views</b> (those were typically created in <i>SharePoint
		Designer</i> or manually developed in XSLT and are most-often bound to list data)</li>
	<li><b>Other Web Parts:</b> FilterZen integrates into the <i>Web Part Connections</i>
		infrastructure, so whenever any given Web Part can receive filters via <i>Connections</i>,
		FilterZen can send them.</li>
</ul>
<p>
	The <strong>FilterZen</strong> Filter Web Part lets you set up the following kinds
	of filters:</p>
<ul>
	<li><a href="?doc=text_filters">Text Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; you specify a text filter value directly, or let users enter one.</li>
	<li><a href="?doc=choice_filters">Choice Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; you specify a set of filter values to let users pick one from.</li>
	<li><a href="?doc=date_filters">Date Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; you specify an absolute or relative date filter value, or let users enter
		or pick one.</li>
	<li><a href="?doc=list_lookup_filters">List Lookup Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; you specify a List lookup to determine a filter value dynamically, or let
		users pick one.</li>
	<li><a href="?doc=user_filters">User Lookup Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; you specify a user filter value directly, or let users pick one.</li>
	<li><a href="?doc=page_field_filters">Page Column Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; determine a filter value dynamically from column values associated with
		the Web Part Page.</li>
	<li><a href="?doc=url_query_string_filters">Page Request / URL Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; determine a filter value dynamically from posted form data or the Web Part
		Page URL.</li>
	<li><a href="?doc=sql_data_lookup_filters">SQL Data Lookup Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; you specify an SQL database or ADO.NET data source lookup to determine a
		filter value dynamically, or let users pick one.</li>
	<li><a href="?doc=bcs_bdc_business_data_catalog_filters">BCS/BDC Lookup Filters</a><br />
		&mdash; you specify Business Data Connectivity (BCS/BDC) external content type /
		data source lookup to determine a filter value dynamically, or let users pick one.</li>
</ul>
<div class="rox-info">
	<b>Have a filtering need that FilterZen cannot help you accomplish?</b>
	<p>
		If your specific filtering needs cannot be met by <b>FilterZen</b>&#39;s built-in
		filtering methods, please let us know in the <a href="http://roxority.com/filterzen-forum/">
			FilterZen discussion forum</a> or by <a href="http://roxority.com/contact/">writing
				us directly</a> &mdash; we&#39;re happy to help.</p>
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